Luz (biblical place)
And so there are many wells which, like Madron, are named now for the saints – but under their shallow surface ripples lie the deep, clear traces of far older stories.
Sharon Blackie • If Women Rose Rooted: A Journey to Authenticity and Belonging
Although places such as Eden, Ararat, and the Tower of Babylon are named, we don’t know exactly where they were. This really doesn’t matter, for the narrator describes seminal events and conditions that apply to all humans no matter where they live.
George Guthrie • Reading God's Story: A Chronological Daily Bible
Two Bethlehems? And what does Beth-Lechem Mean?
There are numerous American towns with “-ville” at the end of their names. The suffix “-ville” means “city.” So, Jacksonville is the “city of Jackson."
There are also countries with “-stan” at the end of their names, such as Pakistan and... See more
which are named in succession: Sumer, Ur, Meluhha, Dilmun, Elam, Marhasi, Martu, Tigris, Euphrates, the marshy region, and the sea.